Thread: Loose Blade

Here is a video on how to do this: https://youtu.be/

Here's another https://youtu.be/mmwvf8xLKmk?t=1156

If you're tightening / tapping a lot, certain places where you tap will have influence on how your blades centers
But if it's only for tightening a little bit, just hit it a couple times in the middle and you should be fine

I all the time correct misalignment with the blade and scales by where I hit it on the pin, works every time, just takes some experience getting to know where exactly you gotta hit it

I use two hammers, a regular one as a base for the razor to lie on and a peening hammer to do the tapping

A photo would help - just to make sure that your razor does have peened scales. It's far more likely that they are peened - but if not, none of the advice above will work.

Thanks for the videos and the instructions. This has all been very helpful. I was able to set it so that now it is tighter. Thanks again.

The pin is not exactly the same, but it seemed to help. Is there a better practice?

Not sure about the ? That is the way to tighten a pin. Tc

In other words, are these "peened" scales or something else. I don't really know much in the way of technical terminology.

Your scales are pinned, which means it is a permanent (without cutting/drilling,etc) way to hold the blade in place. If you peened it tight you just did what will become a fairly regular maintainence item with your straights.
Welcome and enjoy the shaves!

Originally Posted by MainelySharp

In other words, are these "peened" scales or something else. I don't really know much in the way of technical terminology.

Yes, what I was getting at earlier is that some modern razor makers use adjustable screws and barrels whereas your razor uses rod (the pin) which is 'peened' over washers and can be tightened on either side of the scales. There is another similar arrangement used by modern volume manufacturers which resembles peened rod but is actually only adjustable from one side. It's more like a nail which is cut to size and peened on one side only.